paraphimosis
- inability to retract the penis into the prepuce as a result of narrowing of the prepuce
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Among the local causes lie mentions phimosis, paraphimosis, and balano-posthitis.
History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the PresentPeter Charles Remondino
paraphimosis
(păr′ə-fī-mō′sĭs)- Constriction of the glans penis by a phimotic foreskin, which has been retracted behind the corona.capistration
- Retraction of the lid behind a protruding eyeball.
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